How to Set Up a Beach Umbrella

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Nothing says summer like a trip to the beach. When you go, you need to pack some essentials, including a beach umbrella and sand anchor. Your fun in the sun can quickly be ruined by a sunburn, but if you sit under your beach umbrella most of the day, you can avoid the pain. Beach umbrellas also provide a portable source of shade, and when set up with a sand anchor, they won't fall over in the sea breeze.

Items you will need

Sand anchor

Step 1

Place the tip of the sand anchor into the sand and screw it down, holding on to the handles on the top, until it is completely sunk into the sand. Look for a thumb screw at the top of the sand anchor. It should still be visible and accessible.

Step 2

Place the base of the beach umbrella into the hole at the top of the sand anchor.

Step 3

Holding the base of the umbrella steady with one hand, tighten the thumb screw in the sand anchor with the other until the beach umbrella base is secured with the thumb screw and does not move.

Step 4

Carefully open the beach umbrella as you would any umbrella. If there is a button on the side of the umbrella, depress it to tilt the umbrella to block out the sun. Release the button to lock the umbrella in its tilted position.